Author: Anne Ishii

8 Questions

Nov 19, 2012

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I ran into Jillian Tamaki a couple weekends ago while perusing the aisles of independent comics publishers at The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, accompanied by comics party majority whip, Tom Spurgeon (aka The Comics Reporter). We met respectively, the way most people do in antediluvian industries such as the print book trade: through our blogs....

8 Questions

Oct 15, 2012

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By first impression you'd think Eddie Huang were a comedian or hip-hop mogul, or at least I did, but mostly because of his uncanny resemblance to Mr. Beyonce Knowles. Also, the man can make you laugh silly (I really hope for Jay-Z's sake he can tell a good joke too, because otherwise all of Eddie's...

Information

Sep 11, 2012

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The inimitable Bill Moggeridge, co-founder of IDEO, Director of the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum and perhaps most memorably a laptop design pioneer, passed away this weekend. He was a role model not just for designers but for creative entrepreneurs, and as an early supporter of Imprint venture OMHU he will be missed dearly. Speaking of innovation, Toys R...

In Memoriam, Information

Aug 14, 2012

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via The LA Times Adam "MCA" Yauch, the (Beastie Boys) fallen member, has forbidden the use of his music and “artistic property” to be used in advertisements, according to Rolling Stone, which obtained a copy of his will. It was filed on Tuesday in Manhattan Surrogate court. Brilliant. via Forbes But this wording in his will, which he added...

Editorial

Aug 14, 2012

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The answer is yes. Here's your post-2012 Olympic Games Round-Up of The Shortfalls in Womens Sports Broadcasting. Also known as Broad-Casting: +The Japanese women's soccer team and Australian women's basketball team flew coach while their male counterparts enjoyed Business Class. Good job, men of Pacifica. +Juvenile morons on Twitter harass Gabby Douglas about her unkempt hair, arguably...

Information, Publicity

Aug 07, 2012

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Hatsune Miku is near and dear to us at Imprint Lab, what with our sister-company interTrend having brought her to the United States for Toyota North America, all the way from the virtual reality known as Japan. She's a singer, a dancer, the object of fetish and desire, and now she's officially a convenience store...

8 Questions

Aug 06, 2012

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My interest in OSPOP was stoked after doing some research at Imprint Lab on Asian Americana a few years ago. Asian Americana is that mutation of American pop and historical culture, producing things like Japanese Rockabillies and the kimchi taco; Bangkok's incredible advertising turbine; the superhero comics by Asians and tween manga by Westerners. Then...